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Four Persons Injured And Hospitalized Due To Lightning

Four persons including three children were injured and admitted to the Balangoda Base Hospital last evening(29) due to a lightning struck ed on them in Batugammana ,Balangoda area.

There were  two one year and eight month old children among the injured it has been revealed.

A Sudden Fire Erupted In A Motor Vehicle Yard In Angoda Doused

Few old motor vehicle spare parts were destroyed due to a sudden fire erupted in a Motor Vehicle yard in Angoda (Colombo)last night(29) .

The fire brigade officials attached to the Kotte Urban Council along with the residents of the area have doused the fire before spreading it further.It is believed that a repair done to the electrical circuit in the yard may have caused the fire.

Joint Opposition MP Wimal Weerawansha Has Ended His Fast In Colombo National Hospital

Joint Opposition MP and leader of the National Freedom Front Wimal Weerawansha who had commenced a fasting campaign nine days ago while in Welikada Prison  has ended his fast today(30) as per a requests made by the chief incumbents of Ramanna and Siyam Chapters ( maha nikaya's ) it has been reported.

The MP who had been transferred  to the Colombo National Hospital yesterday(29) from Welikada Prisons Hospital as a result of his poor health caused due to the fast ended his fast after drinking a glass of milk provided by the chief incumbents of the said Buddhist chapters.

MP Weerawansha was arrested on 10th of January by the Police financial crimes investigations division(FCID) after recorded a statement from him over an alleged misuse of state owned vehicles during the previous regime.He was further remanded until 03rd of April.

MP has commenced a fasting campaign against refusing his revised bail application by the Colombo High Court .The second revised bail application filed by MP Weerawansha is due to be considered by the High Court on 03rd of April.

Sri Lankan Health Minister Left The Island To Attend Global Ministerial Summit On Patient Safety Held In Germany

Minister of Health Dr.Rajitha senaratne left the island

to attend  second Global Ministerial  Summit on patient safety  held in Bonn,Germany.

Health Ministers of 25 countries are participating in the Summit which will be concluded today(30).

Sri Lankan Health Minister is due to meet Secretary of state to Health  in Britain jeramy hunt today (30) and brief him on the Health development activities of the country.

Cabinet Approved A Proposal To Lease Lands Belonging To Katunayake Airport To Build Hotels

Cabinet has approved a proposal to lease two lands belonging to katunayak

e  Bandaranaike International Airport and Airport and aviation services to companies in Singapore and Malaysia to
 build luxury hotels .

Each hotel will consist of 100 rooms it has been revealed .

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Immigration Emigration Officials Arrested Four Nigerian Nationals With Expired. Visas

Officers of the Intelligence and

investigating  unit of the Immigration and Emigration department have  arrested four Nigerian Nationals who are staying  in Sri Lanka with expired visas in Mount Lavinia area today (29) .

The suspects have engaged in various businesses during their stay in Sri Lanka it has been revealed.

The Nigerian suspects are due to be sent to the Mirihana detention center and will be expelled them from the country afterwards .

Twenty Tea Estate Workers Injured And Hospitalized Due To A Wasp Attack In Hatton

Twenty estate workers were injured and hospitalized due to a wasp attack in a tea estate in Agarapathana,Hatton area this morning(29) while plucking tea leaves.
 
The injured including seventeen females were admitted to the Agarapatahana Provincial Hospital for treatment it has been reported.Nine of them were left the hospital by evening after receiving  treatment.

A 20 Year Rigorous Impriosnment Was Sentenced To A Suspect Over Suicide Bomb Explosion In Colombo Fort Railway Station

Special High Court in Colombo  has today(29) sentenced kanaksabhai devadasan alias Nadan a 20 year rigorous imprisonment over encouraging and assisting a LTTE Suicide bomber to carry out a suicide bomb explosion in Colombo Fort railway station on 03rd of February 2008 killing 12 persons.

High Court Judge Piyasena  Ranasinghe has sentenced  the suspect a 20 year rigorous imprisonment.

Due to the suicide bomb explosion in Colombo Fort Railway Station 12 persons including 08 base ball players in D.S Senanayake Collage in Colombo were killed and 92 others were injured.